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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It certainly made my eating more intentional. I fell into the “have kids, eat what you can (often “kid food”), when you can, as fast as you can before some little person needs you” trap.

I have definately learned to put a 1/2 to a 1/3 of my former portion size on my plate, concentrate on much more nutrient dense foods and SLOW DOWN. Eat protein and veggies first. And stop after I’ve eaten about 1/2 of what is on my plate, engage in conversation or read some, and see if I am physically hungry in a few minutes. If not, I stop eating. Seems obvious, but I’m from the “kids are starving in China, you will sit there until you clean your plate” generation. Turns out, you can package what’s left and presto— lunch or dinner tomorrow.

So, it’s made me more mindful of what I eat and how much. And changed some bad but deeply ingrained eating habits. I’m down almost 90 pounds in 13 months. I suspect I will be on some dose of a GLP-1 at some interval forever, and am okay with that. But also, that when I dose down, many of the good habits I’ve developed will stick. And I’ll need a much lower dose much less often to maintain, simply because I’ve reset my eating.

Also, even in weight loss mode, I’ve discovered that I can eat 2-3 bites of a dessert and enjoy it. And ten be done. Often because we eat out and I just try a couple bites of what DH has. Or serve a 2 bite portion. Ot eat only a little then put it up. Turns out I don’t need a huge slice of pie or cake to enjoy dessert sometimes.

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Wow 90 pounds! Congrats! You must look like a different person?

Did you get any loose skin on lower face/neck and if so did it improve?[/quote]

Thanks!  People say so, but I can’t tell when I look in a mirror— although I can in side by side pics.   The body dysmorphia piece of losing that much weight is awful for me.

And, so far no loose skin or aging on my face. And again— side by side pics. BUT (and this is a big one)— I’ve have crippling migraines since I was teen, so I’ve gotten a large amount of Botox injected in my face, scalp and neck every 3 months since I was 20– except when I was pregnant.  In fact, was in one of the early clinical trials for Botox for migraines.  According to my neurologist, this means I never formed wrinkles, so if I stopped now, I would have a 25 year olds skin tone. I’m sure it’s also helping with lose skin. So much pain for so long— it’s nice to see an upside.  :lol:

Now, my abdomen (especially since I have an C-section apron) and under my arms— yeah— you can definitely tell there. [/quote]

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